George's Secret Key to the Universe Audiobook By Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking cover art

George's Secret Key to the Universe

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George's Secret Key to the Universe

By: Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking
Narrated by: Hugh Dancy
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Stephen Hawking, author of the multi-million copy bestselling A Brief History of Time, and his daughter, Lucy, explain the universe to listeners of all ages.

George's parents, who have always been wary of technology, warn him about their new neighbors: Eric is a scientist and his daughter, Annie, seems to be following in his footsteps. But when George befriends them and Cosmos, their super-computer, he finds himself on a wildly fun adventure, while learning about physics, time, and the universe. With Cosmos' help, he can travel to other planets and a black hole. But what would happen if the wrong people got their hands on Cosmos? George, Annie, and Eric aren't about to find out, and what ensues is a funny adventure that clearly explains the mysteries of science.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2007 Lucy Hawking (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Inc. Action & Adventure Fantasy & Magic Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Funny
Educational Content • Engaging Storyline • Expressive Character Voices • Captivating Space Information • Perfect Reading
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Completely captured our whole family's attention including (8 yr old boy, 9 yr old girl, Mom & Dad.) And while it was a great story it also effectively taught about the universe.

Enjoyable for the whole family

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In the first and second book, the reader was AMAZING and ind in this book, the reader was BAD

The reader was not so good

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This book seems geared for grammar school kids through young teens and the authors manage very well to make really complex scientific concepts accessible even to very young readers. The language is simple, and the characters easy to relate to. As an adult, I thought the story was cute and very educational. I enjoy reading physics written for a general audience. It's great that Stephen Hawking, as one of the most brilliant physicists ever, has made his work so accessible to general audiences and now, with the help of his daughter, to children. I think this would be a fantastic book to listen to on a road trip with kids, especially if you were on your way to an observatory or planetarium. It has some good messages to kids and parents. The narration is polished and portrays the characters and action well. Dr. Hawking discusses the more technical aspects of the science at the end himself, which is a nice bonus.

Fun and educational children's book!

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it's a charming kids story, but the last chapter is classic Stephen Harkins—his computer voice telling you about the basics of astronomy

The last chapter is the best!

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Iloveditsomuchthenarratirwasamazing.itstartedwhenIneededtodoaschoolproject.Igotitonaudibleand it was amazing. so cool. so awesome. so amazing. it added facts in there2

AWESOME

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I've used this book as a class novel study for the past few years, and the story engages the kids while teaching them loads of valuable information about space. The message is beautiful, and the characters relatable for kids. I highly recommend this book.

Fantastic reading for 5th grade!

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Family of 4 - we all loved it! Kids of 10 and 8 (boy & girl) hung on every word! No more arguments in the car, lol!

Great for families!

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My 11 year old boy was hesitant to purchase this one...but he LOVED it...we even listened to Steven Hawking's Postlude together, he was so enthralled with the story and author's special abilities. Great job!

Great Listen!

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Great for families with school age kids. We listened to this on a short road trip and the whole family loved it

Excellent

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If you could sum up George's Secret Key to the Universe in three words, what would they be?

Physics and astronomy made fun.

What does Hugh Dancy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Hugh Dancy's use of accent, tone and inflection brings the characters to life

Any additional comments?

My girls (8 and 10) were captivated by this book. As soon as they get in the car they want me to play it and were always disapointed when we would stop and have to get out of teh car. It truely was a treat for them and they learned so much. I really enjoyed it too, it is a great little yarn. It was a great opportunity for me to share my love of physics with them.

My girls LOVED this book

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